From help-request at octave dot org Mon Jan 24 11:13:05 2005
Subject: Re: octave -> gnuplot -> latex in labels HOWTO ?
From: Jonathan Stickel <jjstickel at sbcglobal dot net>
To: octave help mailing list <help at octave dot org>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:16:44 -0800

Simple subscript and superscript commands ("_" or "^") do work
automatically with the eps gnuplot terminal.  For more advanced latex, I
use the xfig terminal, and then use "figfrag":

http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/figfrag/?action=/tex-archive/graphics/

figfrag converts xfig files to eps, processing all the latex commands.
I had to patch figfrag to use epstool for bounding box correction, so
let me know if you want the patch.  Also, I've found I have to open up
the xfig file and resave it; for some reason figfrag doesn't like the
xfig file output by gnuplot.  Oh, and there is also the program "fig2ps"
that does nearly the same thing; I just happen to like figfrag better.

HTH,
Jonathan


Matt Flax wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like some math formatting inserted into my wordprocessor Figure 
> x/y labels.
> 
> I would like to put some formatting in my xlabels ... something like :
>  gset xlabel '$\\gamma h_2$'
> Which when viewed through the word processor should be printed as the 
> Greek letter Gamma and an 'h' with a '2' as subscript.
> 
> Does anyone out there have PERSONAL examples of how to put latex into 
> the labels of plots .... and then import to latex or preferably LyX ?
> 
> Normally LyX allows you to export it as a simple .fig file which gets 
> converted on the fly , however the labels don't seem to enter the tex or 
> lyx math modes ...
> 
> thanks
> Matt



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